ODU BASEBALL TEAM RANKED 15TH AND 18TH IN NATIONAL POLLS

The Old Dominion University Baseball Monarchs, winners of 18 straight games, moved up to No. 15 in the "Baseball America" Top 25 and No. 18 in the "Collegiate Baseball News" Top 25 rankings. This is the highest ranking for the Monarchs since 1986.

Last week, ODU defeated Maryland and swept CAA rival James Madison University. The 18-game win streak ties the longest single-season Division I mark for ODU.

The Monarchs play the Norfolk Tides, the New York Mets AAA affiliate, on Tuesday, April 4, in the annual WexTrust Capital Baseball Scholarship Classic. The game begins at 7:15 p.m. at Harbor Park. Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for students, and can be purchased at the Harbor Park box office or by calling 671-8100.

BASEBALL AMERICA TOP 25

1. Cal State Fullerton 24-7
2. South Carolina 26-3
3. Mississippi State 22-3
4. Rice 24-8
5. North Carolina 23-6
6. Florida State 27-4
7. Clemson 20-7
8. Nebraska 20-5
9. Texas 21-11
10. Georgia Tech 22-6
11. Oregon State 19-8
12. Arkansas 23-6
13. Arizona State 23-9
14. Alabama 22-9
15. Old Dominion 29-3
16. Vanderbilt 19-9
17. North Carolina State 25-8
18. Tulane 18-12
19. Oklahoma 21-9
20. Wake Forest 23-7
21. Creighton 18-6
22. Pepperdine 20-13
23. Kentucky 22-7
24. Kansas 18-11
25. Winthrop 23-7

COLLEGIATE BASEBALL TOP 25
1. South Carolina 26-3
2. Cal. State Fullerton 24-7
3. North Carolina 23-6
4. Florida State 27-4
5. Mississippi State 22-3
6. Nebraska 20-5
7. Rice 28
8. Clemson 20-7
9. Texas 21-11
10. Alabama 22-9
11. Georgia Tech 22-6
12. Vanderbilt 19-9
13. Arizona State 23-9
14. Miami Fla. 23-10
15. N.C. State 25-8
16. Oregon State 19-8
17. Arkansas 23-6
18. ODU 29-3
19. Wake Forest 23-7
20. Virginia 24-8
21. Fresno State 24-9
22. College of Charleston 23-6
23. Creighton 18-6
24. Ohio State 15-6
25. Kentucky 22-7